Recent content by jwharnish

-1.0 is a much better number for street use. Will improve the life of the tires. So many articles site the weight of the EV as a reason for excessive tire wear, but really it's the factory alignment settings that are causing this. Not just camber but toe as well. The rear toe in the above chart...

Looking at the camber in the before and current numbers. They are the same. Toe changed, but not camber. So the shims did not change the camber? I used shims to adjust camber in a Solo Race car. The shims were washers. Just watched the video, and saw initial camber was -2.4, so not sure where...

"Car was taken into service 6 months ago" for routine maintenance. What service was done on the car? You would think basic suspension inspection would have found a bad ball joint.

Nice quick fix that should give some relief, but probably not too long. As you have mentioned, not too much grease inside that boot. I found that to be the case when I did my fix over a year ago in my posted fix. Not a 15 minute fix but my fix took about 1/2 hr each side. The boot has a...

Best one to get. You'll also need a new wall plate to fit this. It is larger than the cheaper outlets, and thus need a larger opening faceplate.

Replace the outlet. Charging rates throttles down once charging senses overheat situation. 16a seems to be default number. Make sure adapter plug is fully inserted into brick charger. It problem increases with temp, another indication overheating at plug.

You are saying your car only has 172 mile range. Doesn't sound correct. My son has a short range M3, and he's seeing around 265mi for 100% SOC.

The one time I charged at Buckeye, it was slow also. Saw another response mentioned that V3 charger's now in place, so that would the one to use. When I go to Rocky Point, I bypass all that construction near Buckeye, by using 303 south, then working west to 8. Not sure if that's an option for...

When you bring up SC location and click on site, you see charge rate, speed, and number of chargers available. I use that information sometimes to charge early to bypass a busier and more expensive charger. I still thinks Tesla's Nav picks most expensive charging rate choices on trips, when...

When I charge at Gila Bend I like to get to around 200-220 miles showing. It's around 145 miles to RP, and that usually gets me there with around 12-15% SOC. That's a comfort number for me. The road is a little rough and somewhat uphill in certain areas. I have a place in RP and use a side by...

The one time I stopped at Buckeye charger, Fast Food place would not even allow use of restroom unless buying food. Had to go to Cracker Barrel for restroom stop. I drive to Rocky Point often, and use the chargers at Gila Bend. Nice V3 chargers, and usually there only about 15 minutes to finish...

Did a similar trip from Prescott to Anaheim in my 18M3p. I can tell you the first stop your map listed just west of Phoenix, is at fast food place that has a slow charger. Used it once to try it, and that was it. I remember maybe 150kw, but not sure. I can make Prescott to Ca AZ border charger...

I have two of them. 5 tenders also. Still 4-5 years for a battery is good enough for me. Cheap insurance. You a Solo STS driver, or a Space Shuttle guy?

I never got stranded with any of my ICE batteries over the years. I considered replacing them every 4-5 years routine maintenance cost. Getting ready to replace tires on my RV as well, even thought they have a lot of tread left. They are approaching 7 years. Again routine maintenance. With...

Yes, that was what is was. I took the 5K. Offer only was available for a short time. Although the offer was for the bae model M3P owners (stealth cars). Tesla eliminated the Stealth option and made the PUP option 5K cheaper, making it the same price as the Stealths. Stealth owners complained and...